Vol.045.Apr.2008
Dr.
Northern
Editor: Kay
Clark, E-mail: kay@norcal.org, 925-680-0538
(District office)
Web page: http://www.norcal.org
Contents
Page 1 Table
of Contents; Dr. John Calhoun, D.S.; Dr. Jerry D. Porter, Gen. Superintendent
Presiding over Dist. Assembly and NMI
and NYI Conventions
Page 2-4 News Updates on
Page 4-5 Nazarene Missions International News (NMI)
Page 5-6 Sunday School Ministries News
Page 6-8 Nazarene Youth International News (NYI)
Norcal
District Family - Join Us for the 103rd District Assembly,
Nazarene
Missions International,
and
Nazarene Youth International Conventions!
Dr. John H. Calhoun
El Dr.
Jerry D. Porter es un
superintendente general en la Iglesia del Nazareno con una oficina en la sede
internacional de la denominación en
Dr. Jerry D. Porter is a general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene with
an office at the International Center of the denomination in Kansas City,
We
“thank the Santa Rosa Church Family” for hosting the 103rd Northern
California District Assembly!
Senior Pastor: Rick
Bassett (wife, Donna)
Youth Pastor:
(707) 542-2650
District
Assembly Schedule 2008
Wed. April 30th
7:00 PM World and Home Missions Service
Thurs. May 1st 8:30 AM
Nazarene Missions Internat’l
Convention
Thurs. May 1st 1:30
PM Opening Session of District
Assembly
Thurs. May 1st 7:30 PM
Ordination Service
Fri. May 2nd 8:30 AM District
Assembly - Business
1:30
PM District Assembly Continued - Dialogue
with Dr. Jerry Porter- time permitting
Fri. May 2nd 7:30 PM Youth
and Missions Service
Sat. May 3rd 9:00 AM NYI Convention and service project
WHO SAYS THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH?
Over the last year I have been sharing the vision of
serving our community. Finding ways to let the people around our church know
that we are here for them and that God is still alive and wants to minister to
them through our church. I have been studying in many books and online seminars
ways we can reach our community. I have been praying that someone in our church
would come forward and catch the vision and run with some activity that would
reach people around our church… About two months ago the prayer was answered. Dale a long time member of our church called
me, and said he wanted to meet with me. He said that his vision was to give out
free lunches in front of the church. My first and only response was YES! He had shared this vision with some of his
friends and they painted the church so it would give us a new look in the
community. They painted a hallway, and a room where the sandwiches are made. For
three weeks he has left the Sunday morning service early to give our free
lunches out in front of our church. I wanted to show him support and wanted to
give others an opportunity to bless people in our community, so, last Sunday
Palm Sunday I ended the service at 11:45 and invited the whole congregation to
follow Dale out to the front of the church to give away free lunches.
A side note, is, our young adult Sunday school class
prepared the lunches during Sunday school while the teacher was still giving
them their lesson. What a great way to
learn about God, having a Sunday school class that serves! As the congregation lined up in front of the
church we were able to give away 61 free lunches in just under ½ hour. The by product of blessing others is that we
too were blessed, all who were out there helping had smiles on their faces that
you could see for a mile away. It is truly a blessing to bless others… this
give credibility to our new church motto, “Loving God, Serving People.
The Lord is working
through our free food give away…Let me tell you what has happen this week.
Grocery Outlet called
me on Thursday and offered me free food. They gave us 22 cases of mixed vegetables in
two pound frozen bags. Along with the vegetables they gave us, we received two
cases of ham stakes, each ham stake is enough to feed a family of four. They
also gave us four cases of TV dinners.
Last Sunday that is
what we gave away, each bag had a ham stake or two TV dinners in it, with a bag
of mixed vegetables. They even gave us the bags to put the food in for the give-away.
This was all free to the church!
Now for the miracle: while we were giving out the bags of food,
(note we had about 50 bags) a lady from the apartment building across the
street came running over to tell us that her daughter needed Jesus, and ask if
we could pray for her. A few of the group at that end of the line broke out in
prayer on the spot. A great moment of God was taking place right out side of
the walls of our church, Praise the Lord!
Now for miracle number
two: a man who had received a lunch last week and
had gotten a bag of food this week started to follow us into the church when we
were done with the give away for the day. He asked if we were going to have
service now, as he wanted to attend. In
talking to him, I told him about our service times and how God was blessing our
ministry (he told me he would attend next Sunday). He made a commitment that
really hit me, He said, “I am glad to see your church doing something like this
(the food give away) as most churches around here do not care about the
people.”
It
dawned on me, have we been behind our walls so much that the world sees us as a
church that does not care, is that how most of the community sees all the
churches in our community.
My prayer is that we keep on giving away free lunches and
free food when we get it so our community can see that we are a people who do
care about God’s people, our neighbors, and our community.
Rev.
Connect
the Dots
Connect the dots will be the theme for this years Missionary
Convention. Join us in
Bring
Your Tylenol
Do not forget to bring the Tylenol from your church family to
convention, as we will connect the dots of Tylenol, between you and the
hospital in
A
Jesus Film Report
Jesus Loves Us from
I am so happy to have the JESUS Film Team here in my
community. This is the first time they have visited us. We did not have
the slightest idea of all that Jesus suffered for each and every one of us, but
after watching the JESUS Film we realized how much He loves us. That is why I
accepted him into my heart.
Did You Know?
The Church of the Nazarene has entered
Thus far, Nazarenes have given 2.6 million dollars, for the
Books for Pastors.
In the Europe/Asia Region of the world, there is one Nazarene
church for every three million people.
The need for missionaries is great!
In
Rev.
(831) 423-3630; E-mail:
pjwilcox@sbcglobal.net
WARNING! YOU MAY BE ON THE CALL LIST!
Over
the next few weeks your friendly (!) Norcal Discipleship Council (SDMI) will be
calling all pastors and SS Superintendents to ask two questions regarding
disciple making in your local church.
1. What’s working
for you?
(i.e. Where, how, when and with whom are you being effective in making
disciples?)
2. What’s tough
right now?
(i.e. Where, how, when and with whom are you struggling to be effective?)
If you
would like to help respond to these questions, talk soon with your pastor or SS
Superintendent!
Out of
your responses, we will compile a report that we can share at District Assembly
2008. From this report, we hope to learn from each other and provide
encouragement for future ministry.
Kid's Camp-Encounter
Weekend, 1-6 grades
May 23-25, 2008
Camp runs
from Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. Included in the price of
this camp is hiking, campfires, music, archery (for older kids), chapel, and
yummy food and tons of fun!
I'm looking for counselors for camp. Call Carol Kibler if interested and other questions
call Carol at US +1 650-424-0425 Call , or email: cjkib@sbcglobal.net.
April 27 District
Camps Love Offering Sunday (to promote Dist. camps)
Multi-Cultural
Event - April 11
In
the past years we have had a great turn out for our Multi-Cultural Day. On this day we highlight the different
cultures that are represented on our district.
Some of these are Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Samoan, and the different
Spanish cultures just to name a few.
This year we will worship and take communion together, eat together, and
hope to feature different cultural activities that are particular to a people
group.
PLNU
will also be there to talk about the importance of higher education and to just
hang out. They will be available to
answer any questions that you or your students might have.
I
am so excited for this event. If you and
or your church want to be involved in any way please do not hesitate to give me
a call.
Sports Day - April
12
This
year following the Multi-Cultural Event we will be having a day set aside for
sports competition. The events we will
focus in on are basketball, flag football, soccer, and volleyball. We are still in the process of tightening up
how each event will take place.
One
of the goals of this event is to try to put together teams that will represent
us at Point Loma for Elev8, our Regional Competition Weekend that will is
traditionally on Memorial Day Weekend.
For our specific competition we are allowing students in 7th
grade to compete, however, when we start to form teams that will represent us
in May, only students who are in 8th grade and up can compete, this
is a regional rule.
We
are still waiting for more information for Elev8 from the region, but that
should be coming in the mail very soon.
As for Sports Day
on April 12th we are in the
process of putting all of the information together and will be getting that out
to you in the next couple of weeks. If
you have any questions, please give me a call and I will do what I can to
answer them or get the question to the right person.
The
Details
Dates: April
11 & 12
Location: The
Point, 3695 Rose Terrasse Cir.
(408) 270-7646
Sleeping
Location: The Point
Registration: 6:00
PM
Start Time: Worship
on April 11th will start at 7:30 PM
Food: Dinner
on April 11th will take place after the worship- Potluck; bring your
favorite dish from home and around the world.
Breakfast and Lunch will be served for April 12th.
Cost: $10.00
a person
End Time: 3:30
PM
Questions Call/e-mail: Donabel (707) 712-9408; donabelcmartin@sbcglobal.net or
Amer: (408) 270-7646 pastoramer@yahoo.com or amer@thepoint.cc
Tentative
Schedule
Friday
6:00
PM Registration & the Hunt
7:30
PM Worship
9:00
PM International Potluck Dinner
9:45
PM Fear Factor
Midnight Lights Out
Saturday
8:00
AM Breakfast
9:30
AM Games- detailed schedule will be
coming out soon.
Noonish
Lunch
1:00
PM Games continue
3:30
PM Winner Recognition
4:00
PM Head Home
Jr. High/Mid High Camp: June 25 - 28.
Sr. High Houseboat
Camp: July 28-Aug. 1.
Donabel C. Martin
US +1 7076481986 Call US +1 7077129408 Call
Professional
Mentoring Program for Young Adults
Announcing Breckenridge '08—a premier gathering
of future leaders to learn, grow, and network.
This event for young adults offers
·Mentoring to connect
young adults with an established, successful Nazarene in the same career
choice.
·Time to form relationships with other young adults and
mentors.
·Time to hear and respond to God's voice in the beauty of
the
To nominate a young adult to participate in
Breckenridge '08, visit the website at Fusion and click on the "Nominate
Someone" tab Questions: Linda Hardin at US +1 8002216317 Call
ext. 2257 or e-mail them to breckenridge08@nazarene.org.
Please join us in praying for this event, the
young adult participants, and the mentors.
Linda G. Hardin, DMin.
General Coordinator, Single Adult Ministries, Women's Ministries US +1 8163337000 Call
x 2257; US +1 8163637092 Call
- fax
http://singleadult.nazarene.org ; http://women.nazarene.org